How can you teach your dog tricks?

Answer 1

How to teach your dog tricks is easy. Don't start out as hard ones like Down, Beg, Up, Roll, and Over. Start out with some basick ones like Sit, Lay, and Bark. ll Like for Kids, they go to school. They start as Kidergarten and work their way up to inprove their work. ll It's the same with dogs. How, you say. Easy for dogs they have kidergarten too. To teach dogs tricks start out with saying Come here "Sable". Then when your dog comes, give it a treat or give it a pat and say good girl/boy. Then, say Lay Down "Sable" and if it doesn't work show it a treat or bone and then say it ones more, then if the dog still won't give it some rest for 20min. come back and try again. When you are done with Laying down, Give it a Pat ot a Treat and say Good Girl/Boy "Sable". Then you can do the same with These steps. > Kidergarten: Lay down, Sit, Bark. First Kidergarten: Roll Over, Beg, Sit, Lay. Second Kidergarten: All Congratuations your Dog "Sable" is the best of the class and has Graduated from school! Thank You, Rosallena Roth

Answer 2

See links below for other WikiAnswers on specific tricks and how to teach them.

It's always best to start out with simple tricks first, and I generally use the reward system and since I feed my dog dry pet food, just a single bit of the chow is treat enough.

You might want to start out with the basics. Sit, lay down, stay and shake a paw. Then after your pet's mastered those items, move on to other things like roll over, play dead, etc. And one of the FIRST things I would teach my dog, is how to go for a walk on a leash. (Please remember to be a responsible dog owner when you take your furry friend out for a walk. Carry a plastic baggie or two with you to clean up after your pet. Just put the bag on your hand like a glove, grab the "present" and then pull the bag off your hand like a rubber glove that turns inside out when you take it off. You'll never get "any on you" that way. Then drop it onto a garbage can, or a larger plastic shopping bag for disposal later.)

It's going to take time for the dog to catch on to what you want to do, so be patient and remember the more difficult the task, the more time it's going to take. It could take several weeks of working with a dog, every day, until they get the idea and start to respond. Whatever you do, NEVER admonish your dog because you feel that you're not making any headway. ALWAYS be encouraging and generous with your praise. They'll be more responsive that way, and you can make a game out of it which can be fun for you and your dog.

There's a lot of information on Dog Training on the internet and your public library. Do some research first, read more than one book and combine the what you think is the best from what you've learned. Your dog wants nothing more than to make you happy because when you're happy, he gets the "doggie snacks". (Kinda makes you wonder who's training who, doesn't it?)

One last thing. Ever hear the saying that you can't teach an old dog new tricks? Don't believe it.

Keep in mind, there are no bad dogs, just bad dog owners.

Answer 3

The best way to teach your dog to do tricks is by using positive reinforcement and patience. Don't stress over your dog and be patient, don't ever hit or hurt your dog if they don't do what you want them to do or if they take too long. Do the following steps:

1. You should use a good treat that your dog likes and a clicker (Its not mandatory but recommended).

2. Hold the treat up in your hand so that your dog can see it and smell it, but not get it and eat it.

3. Wait for your dog to perform the behavior or trick you want them to do. This may take a short time or a long time so be patient.

4. As soon as your dog does what you want them to do, reward them with the treat. If you have a clicker then click it before giving him the treat . In addition to the treat and clicker reward you can say "Good girl" or "Good boy".

5. Keep doing this several times. Do it as many times as possible, the more times you practice doing this the better.

6. Now you can start adding voice commands to the trick or behavior. Repeat steps 2 and 3 but as your dog performs the behavior you want them to say a vocal name for the trick. Say "Sit" or "Down" or any name you want to put to the trick really. Reward your dog as you are saying the voice command.

7. Repeat step 6 many times until you are certain your dog has it. Even if your dog has learned the command/trick , you can still practice it often to keep your dog stimulated and to make sure he remembers it well.

8. Now say the vocal name to the trick to your dog and if he does it you reward them. Practice this several times by telling your dog to do the command and rewarding them if he/she does.

Example of how to teach your dog a trick:

If I want to teach my dog how to sit I would take the treat that he/she likes and hold it securely in my hand. I will let them sniff it and see it well too. I would then wait for he/she to sit. When the dog sits I will click with my clicker (Its OK if you don't have one) and give it the treat plus say "Good dog" in a happy, cheery voice. I will repeat this several times and then move on to using a voice command. I would again hold up another treat and wait for the dog to sit, as soon as he/she sits I would say "Sit" and reward it (Clicking the clicker,giving her the treat ect.). I then repeat this more times untill I think she gets it. Then I would tell my dog "Sit" and if he/she sits then I will reward them.

Answer 4

To teach a dog a trick, simply demonstrate to it what to do, then reward it. For example, if you want a dog to roll over, you yourself roll over, than roll the dog over. After you have done this for a while, and the dog is starting to catch on, reward it with a few treats.

Answer 5

well confident and this is how just theres lots of ways this is how i do it (i expect you too use it!) 1. take a treat part 2.try too push your dog really softly not too hurt it! too the trick you want it too do! 3.give it a piece 4.do it a couple of times then once it gets used too it try saying the trick a little soon the dog will know it say it till it amediatly does it then he knows it!

Answer 6

You have to be very patient and give your dogs his/her favorite treats so she/he does the trick more easily and don't lose your temper .

Answer 7

you go to the Libary and get a trick book and start reading. If that does not help then look up (puppy tricks)!

Answer 8

with pacience and treats start early if not old dogs learn new tricks all the time